महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-80, verse-17

उपस्थितं महाराज पूजयामास भारत ।
भीष्मो धर्मभृतां श्रेष्ठो विधिदृष्टेन कर्मणा ॥१७॥

17. upasthitaṁ mahārāja pūjayāmāsa bhārata ,
bhīṣmo dharmabhṛtāṁ śreṣṭho vidhidṛṣṭena karmaṇā.

17. upasthitam mahārāja pūjayāmāsa bhārata bhīṣmaḥ
dharmabhṛtām śreṣṭhaḥ vidhidṛṣṭena karmaṇā

17. O great king (Maharaja), O Bharata, Bhishma, the foremost among the upholders of natural law (dharma), worshipped the one who had arrived, performing rites (karma) as prescribed by scriptural injunctions.

Words meanings summery:

• उपस्थितम् (upasthitam) - the one who had arrived (referring to Parashurama) (present, arrived, standing near)

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king (addressing Dhritarashtra) (great king, O great king)

• पूजयामास (pūjayāmāsa) - Bhishma worshipped (Parashurama) (he worshipped, he honored)

• भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata (addressing Dhritarashtra) (O descendant of Bharata, O Bharata)

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma (the son of Ganga and Shantanu) (Bhishma)

• धर्मभृताम् (dharmabhṛtām) - of the upholders of natural law (dharma)

• श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - the most excellent (among the upholders of dharma) (best, foremost, most excellent)

• विधिदृष्टेन (vidhidṛṣṭena) - by means prescribed by scriptural injunctions (by what is seen/ordained by rule/law, according to injunctions)

• कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by rites (sacred actions) (by action, by ritual, by deed)

Words meanings and morphology

उपस्थितम् (upasthitam) - the one who had arrived (referring to Parashurama) (present, arrived, standing near)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of upasthita

upasthita - present, arrived, standing near, ready

Past Passive Participle

From upa-sthā (to stand near)

Prefix: upa

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: It is technically neuter accusative singular, but functions here as a masculine noun referring to a person.

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king (addressing Dhritarashtra) (great king, O great king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king

Compound: mahat + rājan

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+rājan)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

पूजयामास (pūjayāmāsa) - Bhishma worshipped (Parashurama) (he worshipped, he honored)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of pūj

Periphrastic Perfect

From pūj (10th class root) + āmāsa (auxiliary verb as in perfect tense)

Root: pūj (class 10)

भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata (addressing Dhritarashtra) (O descendant of Bharata, O Bharata)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, relating to Bharata

From Bharata with aṇ suffix

Root: bhṛ

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma (the son of Ganga and Shantanu) (Bhishma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (proper name)

धर्मभृताम् (dharmabhṛtām) - of the upholders of natural law (dharma)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dharmabhṛt

dharmabhṛt - upholder of natural law, supporter of righteousness

Compound: dharma + bhṛt (from root bhṛ, to bear/uphold)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+bhṛt)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ
• bhṛt – bearing, upholding, supporting
  adjective
  Agent noun from root bhṛ (to bear)
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)

श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - the most excellent (among the upholders of dharma) (best, foremost, most excellent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, most excellent, chief, principal

Superlative of praśasya (excellent) or śrī (beauty/wealth)

Note: Qualifies Bhishma

विधिदृष्टेन (vidhidṛṣṭena) - by means prescribed by scriptural injunctions (by what is seen/ordained by rule/law, according to injunctions)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vidhidṛṣṭa

vidhidṛṣṭa - prescribed by rule, sanctioned by law, customary

Compound: vidhi + dṛṣṭa (seen/ordained by rule)

Compound type : tatpurusha (vidhi+dṛṣṭa)

• vidhi – rule, injunction, procedure, destiny
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• dṛṣṭa – seen, observed, ordained, prescribed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root dṛś (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Qualifies karmaṇā

कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by rites (sacred actions) (by action, by ritual, by deed)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, ritual, work, fate (karma)

From root kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Refers to the sacred acts of worship